I'll join! Passsed by yesterday afternoon and it is now starting to look like it will be ready by end July. So I'll go with the official opening date.

-- Y'day. evening,(sat.), while supping in DICK'S CAFE., (business was poor - LESS than a score of us happy eaters; scarcely enough to keep their staff occupied.), I chatted with Mons. Lucas and took the opportunity to confirm the current rates in TARNTAWAN PLACE HOTEL., (Suriwong rd.), wch. is well-known to be g*y-friendly.
- I was told that rates per noctem vary between 2,300.oo.Bh. to 2.7K.Bh. depending upon choice of room - all taxes, b'fast. etc. incl..
- They've intro'd. a Special & Summer Offer of 7.0.K.Bh. for basically three nights incl. of taxes and of b'fasts., one free tea & cakes in DICK'S CAFE., one free drink in BALL'S BAR, one free & Th. massage, one free half-day city tour and so on - but check with the web-site below for complete info.!
- further info.: tel.: (02)-238 2620. -- http://ww.tarntawan.com
-- E&OE.. -- Usual disclaimer.

-- DICK'S CAFE. has hand-outs for the XUAN MAI HOTEL in HO CHI MINH CITY, VIET NAM, (see Cruising for sex: Asia > Viet Nam. for further details.), so I presume that it's g*y friendly?
-- Bibi.. --

I n the 90's Swiss Lodge was one of the early "gay friendly" hotels.Was always keen to try it and due to loyalty points with Agoda was able to for 3 days.

Location at Thanon Convent is very convenient and it is a lovely tree-lined, east-west restaurant populated street.The hotel has spacious rooms for boutique hotel,well managed,clean and comfortable.Probably will need a makeover within five years.Like Tarntawan it is not really for the price sensitive but I enjoyed my stay there.

I don't take back company overnight so don't know their attitude,but I did take a Thai friend up to show him the room and they were hardly interested.The other guests seemed to be middle of the road people and it may be a little staid for some.

Best reasons to stay are the location,surrounding ambience to hotel,rooftop pool and a good breakfast restaurant.

-- Quite by chance, as one writes, soon after reading the above I passed-by THE SWISS LODGE en route to a popular, well-known and g*y sauna; so I dropped-in to collect a Rate Card:
- loc'n.: 3, Thanon Convent,
(roughly opp. to Si Lom 4.),
Si Lom, BKK. 10500.;
- BTS. & MRT.: Sala Saeng, (S2.), & Silom;
- contact: tel.:(02)-233 5345., 'fax.: (+66 2)-236 9425. -- http://www.swisslodge.com
- rates: vary between 5,200.Bh. (Superior), and 9,100.Bh., (VIP.), (both are nett, all of the usual facilities for a boutique htl. and incl. buffet b'fast.),.
- I was handed,too, a 'Packages.' brochure, consisting of six different pkgs.:Transit, Week-end and so on.

-- Usual disclaimer; I've never stayed there, but eat in their THREE ON COVENT rest't. for lunches. from time to time, wch. are fair enough value for money nowadays. -- Bibi.. --

Those "rate cards" almost always feature "rack rates" that are way above what can be found on the net.

At this time of year, you can knock 50% or more off the rack rates.

This weekend I'm at the old Tower Inn (Unico Grand Silom) 2,900 bht for huge renovated studio inc free b'band. This hotel is so gay friendly that when you book a single room the rate includes b'fast for 2 !

I don't think gays are the only ones who come to Bangkok to hook up!

Quite true! But, there's no obvious check of joiners coming in, there's even a door the by-passes reception......and if you look around the breakfast room the majority of "couples" are PLU's !

-- Yet another apparently g*y-friendly hotel has OPENED -
- name: DE ARNI,
- address: 68, Suriwong rd.,
BKK., 10500.;
- loc'n.: Bet. TAWANA BKK. and soon-to-be-opened LE MERIDIEN, opp. to SIAM HERITAGE HTL.;
- tel.: (02)-235 7373.;
- 'fax.: (+66 2)-637 1229.;
- web: still under constr.;
- 56 non-smoking rooms with most of the usual facilities, incl: IN-room safe and IDD. 'phone.;
- opening rates: Sngl.,(qty. 6.),: 1,280.oo.Bh.; Std., (qty. 43.),: 2,176.Bh. etc.;
- NB.: ABF. not included;
- same day laundry svce.;
- Wi-fi enabled;
- No problem with bringing-back companions; but up to guest if he wants his companion to leave his ID. at Front Desk - recommended!
- Ask for Khun CHATRI, (a friend of Dorothy.),.

-- Usual disclaimer. -- I've neither seen any of the rooms nor stayed there. -- E&OE.. -- Bibi.. --

Long Back I visited Egypt and stayed at the Four season there. A friend of mine had told me that every man in Egypt is horny, I just laughed it off then but during my stay there, I got fucked by the bell boy, 2 room service guys, a house keeping guy and the masseur at the spa.
Considering it a very lucky streak I left Cairo for Aswan but my streak followed me there too. On my second day in Aswan, my hotel receptionist who had just given me the key as I walked into my hotel called me as I entered my room and told asked me if I wanted a massage. It was 10.30pm and I told him I thought the spa was closed. He told me the hotel had masseurs available for late night massages. Hmm...I was curious and tired so said sure why not.
at 11.15pm he came to my room, this tall 6'3" nubian man (the same receptionist) and asked me to disrobe. I got all naked and he asked me to lie on my back. He kept his pants on but removed his shirt to reveal a zeus like physique. He took some lotion in his hands and put my feet on his chest and massaged the lotion from my feet towards my buttocks in one long stroke and continued on the sides of my torso. That was as far as he massaged me because in the very next instance he leaned towards me and started sucking on my nipples.....the rest is some very memorable history involving a lot of moaning, borderline screaming, a 10+ inch cock, a very sore butt and a lot of cum.
I have had similar experiences in Indian hotels.

Anyone had anything like that in a thai hotel?

-- It was approx 20yrs. ago that I visited BKK. for my v. first time, and like most others stayed at the then notorious SURIWONGSE HOTEL, wch. I cont'd. to do for the next 15 or so yrs.
- But while I had many fabulous times there - as did many another, were one to believe their reminiscences - nothing quite as good your travellers' tales - lucky you!
-- During my 14 or so yrs. of on-and-off svce. in KSA. I worked with many Egyptians, I wasn't turned-on by any one of them. The gen'l. consideration amongst the ex-pats. is that they'd sell you to the Muttawah, (Religious Police.), as willingly as they's pimp their grand-mothers.
-- Bibi.. --

For the boys as well?

You can always try . . . .

don't know where to post this
 

I really don't know where to post this so I am trying here.
I am normally pretty picky about the hotels I stay at and most of the hotels I have liked in BKK seem to be in the riverside area. Now I understand the action is all in Sukhumvit so my question is, can someone please tell me if its gonna be really far to keep driving up and down between the two area please.
Also....I will be hiring a day taxi and not riding the metro so I ask.

What action are you talking about? The only thing in Sukhumvit, really, are a few massage parlors (notably Hero, Albury, B&N if still open, Body Club, and the Ambassador Hotel health club).

The bar action is mostly in Silom and Saphan Kwai, the sauna action is all over (Silom/Sathorn, Ramkhamhaeng, Saphan Kwai). Suck cinemas are at Saphan Kwai, the riverside area (the Prince), Samrong (the State), Chinatown, and Nonthaburi (Nonthaburi Rama). Cruising is all over the place.

Anyway, to answer your question: yes, during most of the days it will take you probably 45 minutes to travel by taxi from the riverside to Sukhumvit. But there is plenty nearby to keep you busy: saunas (Heaven, Sauna Mania, Babylon), bars, massage parlors (Aqua, Adonis, Senso, Fan Club, K-Why, Arena), etc., etc. Nothing you'd need to commute to Sukhumvit for, that's for sure.

ah! k....I just googled Bangkok gay area and dreadednet.com pointed me to Sukhumvit.
Oh well, it is good I can stay at the riverside hotels then.
I'm more interested in the Massage places. And going by the entries on the massage blog Indira, Senso and one other on that I can't remember now is on my list.
Besides that want to go check out some good Go Go bars - tawan and the like.

One of you guys should open up a tourisim office, you know...fill out a question form on likes and dislikes and what a person is into and present an checklist. Its just wishful thinking:) I am in Thailand for practically a month's holiday. But only keeping 4 days for BKK. Saving most of my trip for Koh Samui, Krabi, Phi Phi and Phuket.

-- Agreed, that's 100%. for sure.
- As you'll be in BKK. for only a few daze just focus your att'n. on the area roughly enclosed by Thanon Rama IV., Tnn. Sathorn Tai, Tnn. Charoen Krung & Tnn. Suriwong - there are a few places outside that generalised area worth visiting: such as BABYLON SAUNA; in ChinaTown there are the suck-cinema & GSM. SAUNA; PLUS the a/m. mentioned massage parlors along Tnn. S'vit. such as HERO, B&N. and so on.
- Suggest that you look-in at BALCONY BAR - Si Lom Soi 4. - and/or MAXI'S BAR - Soi Twilight: off Tnn. S'wng. - and pick-up a few freebie mags. & pocket maps, they may not exactly accurate as regards loc'n. but they'll give you a rough and sort-of idea.
-- Bibi.. --

Avoid Montien Hotel
 

I tried Montien hotel once this year, thinking that it would be so convenient for Tawan Bar and also to get foot massages and going around the city.

Boy, was I wrong. The rooms were dirty and smoke-smelling, service and courtesy were only at surface level, and not very helpful staff when I requested to change a room because of the cleanliness and smell.

The only thing that I started enjoying was the breakfast, but my experience turned to disgust when I spotted a cockroach near some plates of food.

I cancelled my remaining nights and went to the Tarntawan Place which I spotted when I passed by to go to Tawan Bar. Considering the price is 2000+ THB, the Montien's 4000+ was way overpriced, and hardly worth it. There is also a notice about bringing your guest back to the room, I didn't try coz it was the first night I arrived I didn't bring a boy back, but I'm so glad I went to Tarntawan Place.

Avoid the Montien at all cost!

-- In today's, (26th.), Daily Xpress, supplement of The Nation. 'paper. is a favorable article about the flg hotel -
SMART SUITES,
- loc'n.: Sukhumvit: soi 11.;
- BTS.: Nana, (E3.),;
- tel.: (02)-254 6544.;
- web: http://www.smartsuites11.com*
- prices start from THB.1,900.oo. and incl. b'fast. for two!

-- It would appear to be convenient for:
1.- ALBURY,
- S'vit. 11.;
- (02)-255 8920..
2.- BANANA CLUB,
- S'vit. 11.;
- (02)-651 0002..
3.- B&N.,
- S'vit. Plaza.;
- (02)-251 9714-15..
4.- BODY CLUB,
- S'vit. 8.;
- (02)-653 3942..
5.- 69 SPA.,**
- S'vit. 13,;
- tel. no. not known.
- 6. - There may be other places that are convenient, too!

- * Billy Houston - Thanks for your corr'n. - appreciated!
- ** - Icon - You may well be correct; but it's shewn still on the fold-up and g*y map that I consulted; although such guides, maps etc. are all too well-known for not being up-dated regularly.

-- E&OE.. -- Usual disclaimer; I have not stayed there -- Bibi.. --

I thought 69 Spa bought the dust?

http://www.smartsuites11.com/

appears to be correct.

-- Thanks for your reply - appreciated! I've corrected my original entry.
-- Bibi.. --

ck house Satorn
 

Hello

Does anybody know this place?
Does anybody have positive/negative experiences at this place?

A Thai friend told me this is a correct place and from their website it looks good...

Bangkok Boutique Hotel - CK Suite Thai Bali Suite - Official Website, Sathorn Bangkok Thailand

Thanks
Stubru

-- Possibly a bit 'remote.' from the gen'l. scene in the Si Lom 4./Twilight area? One's Thai boi would expect taxi rides to & from, wouldn't he?
-- Bibi.. --

Can't agree. This place is getting somewhat run-down and is quite expensive. Many better bargains to be had.